杏 — kanji meaning “apricot”
杏
apricot
- Meanings
- apricot
- On'yomi
- キョウ (kyou)、アン (an)、コウ (kou)
- Kun'yomi
- あんず
- Name readings
- りょう
- Strokes
- 7
- School grade
- 9
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #2159 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 75
- Chinese reading
- xìng — Chinese character page
Words with 杏
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 杏林 | きょうりん kyourin | apricot grove |
| 銀杏 | いちょう ichou | ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba); gingko; maidenhair tree |
| 銀杏 | ぎんなん ginnan | ginkgo nut; gingko nut |
| 杏仁 | きょうにん kyounin | apricot seed; apricot kernel |
| 杏林大学 | きょうりんだいがく kyourindaigaku | Kyorin University |
| 杏ジャム | あんずジャム anzujamu | apricot jam |
| 杏茸 | あんずたけ anzutake | chanterelle mushroom (Cantharellus cibarius) |
| 巴旦杏 | はたんきょう hatankyou | plum; almond |
| 牡丹杏 | ぼたんきょう botankyou | variety of Japanese plum |
| 大銀杏髷 | おおいちょうまげ ooichoumage | ginkgo-leaf top-knot worn by makuuchi and juryo division wrestlers |
| 銀杏返し | いちょうがえし ichougaeshi | ancient Japanese ladies' hairstyle |
| 杏仁豆腐 | あんにんどうふ annindoufu | (Chinese-style) almond jelly; dessert of powdered and jellied apricot kernels with fruit |
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